What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37288 and 37292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37288 and 37292 is 4.

GCF(37288,37292) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37288 and 37292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37288 and 37292.

How to find the GCF of 37288 and 37292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37288 and 37292. After we will calculate the factors of 37288 and 37292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37288

Prime factors of 37288 are 2, 59, 79. Prime factorization of 37288 in exponential form is:

37288 = 2³ × 59¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37292

Prime factors of 37292 are 2, 9323. Prime factorization of 37292 in exponential form is:

37292 = 2² × 9323¹

Step-3: Factors of 37288

List of positive integer factors of 37288 that divides 37288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 79, 118, 158, 236, 316, 472, 632, 4661, 9322, 18644

Step-4: Factors of 37292

List of positive integer factors of 37292 that divides 37288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9323, 18646

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37288 and 37292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37288 and 37292 is 4.

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